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Kaloust Guedel (born October 31, 1956) is a Cypriot-born American artist of Armenian descent. He is a self educated artist and theorist. Guedel is known as the founder of the Excessivism movement. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California since 1975.

Works
Kaloust Guedel’s work explores contemporary issues often taking a critical stand on various societies shortcomings. Throughout the years, it has explored subjects as genocide, war, abuse and others. Regardless of the styles and technics he has employed, his work has been consistent with contemporary sensibility and has reflected the consciousness of its time. He has been cited and featured in publications like Masters of Today and has been known to explore capitalism and excess in his minimalist conceptual artworks.

Kaloust Guedel presented the Excessivism movement at his exhibition "Excessivist Initiative" in LA Artcore Brewery Annex, and the Excessivism Manifesto was published in Downtown News weekly in September 2015.

Selected Exhibitions

 * Saatchi Gallery, London, UK 2013.
 * Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013, Curitiba, Brazil.
 * Texas National/Stephen F. Austin State University, Curated by Dave Hickey, Nacogdoches, TX, 2012.
 * Viridian Artists Gallery, Curated by Elisabeth Sussman, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, N.Y., 2012.
 * Busan Cutural Art Center (BIAF), Seoul, S. Korea, 2008.
 * Beijing GuanYinTang Art Street (GIAF), Beijing, China, 2008.
 * Seojong Center (GIAF), Seoul, S. Korea, 2008.
 * Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia, 2005.
 * Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2003.
 * Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 1986.

Biblography

 * Downtown News, Excessivism Manifesto, September 28, 2015, page 10
 * The Huffington Post, Excessivism: Irony, *Imbalance and a New Rococo, by Shana Nys Dambrot, art critic, curator, September 23, 2015
 * Effetto Arte, July/August, 2015
 * Asbarez, Ani Tadevosyan, May 15, 2015
 * Asbarez, Ani Tadevosyan, October 30, 2014
 * Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013 (Exhibition Catalogue), 2013
 * Asbarez, Ani Tadevosyan, August 15, 2013
 * Yerevan Magazine, Nare Garibyan, September/October, 2012
 * Eyes On: Abstracts by Blaze Hill Press, page 53
 * Armenian Observer, Ruben Amirian, Jan. 11, 2012
 * International Dictionary of Artists by World Wide Art Books, 2011
 * New American Paintings, 15th Anniversary edition by Open Studios Press, 2009, cover
 * LA Daily News, Susan Abram, April 23, 2009 page 1
 * Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of Darkness... (Exhibition Catalogue), 2009
 * Afisha, Larisa Pilinsky, Nov. - Dec. 2008
 * Masters of Today by MOT, 2008
 * Trends by MOT, 2008
 * GIAF (Exhibition Catalogue), 2008
 * BIAF (Exhibition Catalogue), 2008
 * The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, March 1, 2008
 * The Armenian Reporter, March 1, 2008
 * Peter Frank, "Pick of the Week: New Mixed Media," LA Weekly, 2006
 * Panorama, May 28, 2004
 * Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University (Exhibition Catalogue), 2003
 * From Ararat To America- Contemporary Armenian Artists /Forest Lawn Museum (Exh. Catalogue), 2003
 * Voice of America (Radio Interview in Armenian), July 7, 2003
 * News-Press, April 29, 2003
 * Los Angeles Independent, April 23, 2003
 * The Artists Blue Book by Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson, 2003
 * Arts & Entertainment, April 23, 2003
 * 17th Annual Greater Midwest International, Central Missouri State University (Exhibition Catalogue), 2002
 * The Artists Blue Book by Ask Art, 2001
 * New American Paintings by Open Studios Press, December 2000
 * Gallery Guide, March 1991
 * Artspace, summer 1991
 * Artscene, December 1990
 * 50th National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art (Exhibition Catalogue), 1986